Posture & Ergonomics

Being one of the larger joints, the knees supports the entire weight of the body. It consists of three different bones, the lower end of the femur and the upper ends of the tibia and fibula. Acting as a hinge joint ,it is only capable of moving forwards and backwards, similar to that of a door. Pressuring your knees sideways or pushing it in the wrong direction, can end up hurting them. Our daily activies such as walking and climbing stairs as well as exercising results in constant wear and tear of our knees. In a single lifetime, our knees perform over and above its capacity. Besides the degeneration from overuse, injury, infection and age can result in acute knee pain in joints.

Imagine that bridge you and a thousand others walk over every day to work and one fine day, you think you heard a cracking sound followed by a laborious moan while walking on it. Never mind, you say to yourself and keep going. Few days later, suddenly, you notice some cracks beneath your footsteps right at the joints of the bridge. And then, one morning you find out, it has collapsed due to failure to withstand the wear and tear happening all through those years! You can’t help groan and with a heavy heart…wait what? This is crazy! It’s just a bridge, a non-living thing!

We have all seen children carrying colorful backpacks to school and the many businessmen and women carrying their laptops into work. These backpacks not only allow us to carry more, but they are also quite trendy. Yet many of us have to admit that, at the end of the day, we suffer from back pain and shoulder pain. While carrying a bag is a necessity for most of us, we can avoid problems like back pain by choosing the right bag.

In a study by national institute of occupational health it was seen that in India around 68% women wear high heels and out of total women population only 10 % women think about ergonomics of footwear before buying them.

As per the survey around 90% of women and girls who wear high heels have complains of pain in knees, back, ankles and shoulders, these are some of high heel problems women face. It has also been observed that among the age group of 12-18 years wearing high heels can cause high heel prblems like joint pain up to 20 % whereas in the age group of 20-39 years it goes up to 30-40 %. That means as the age increases high heel problems like back, knee and joint pains increase.

Pranayama or also known as Pranayam is a type of yoga which helps the different organs of our body to absorb more oxygen and at the same time it is a kind of workout which energizes the organs . it is actually a type of breathing exercise or technique. Pranayama is good for your body and soul.

Indian Yogasanas are now followed all over the world as an alternative to exercises. Yoga can not only make your body fit, but they can also cure many modern health problems. In Indian epics Yogasana has been described as a way to purify the mind and body.

Salt is very important for our body. Salt mixed with lukewarm water is beneficial and can relive many health problems.
The unique property of salt is that it should be used in the right quantity, be it in cooking or in our body. Salt in a right amount can bring out & often elevate the taste of the food, however excess salt can make food taste bad.

Suryanamaskar help in attaining, physical, mental and empirical benefit. It is an easy but complete yoga.it is combination of 12 postures and 12 associated chants performed with concentration and devotion.

Right posture not only enhance your personality but it is necessary to be fit. Posture means the way you stand, sit and walk. Right posture help to rest the back and associated muscles remain in right position. People working in offices and doing field job often complain of back aches. While working in offices out head and neck remain slightly slanting which leads to pain in neck, shoulders and back. Wrong posture also leads to bad eyesight, weakness in muscles, increase in weight and pain in legs.

My daughter had severe migraine and this was disturbing her studies at lot. Everyday she used to complain of headache and nausea after coming back from school. Some days she used to throw up. This was affecting her health also. I consulted many doctors, some prescribed pain killers and some asked us to avoid fermented food.